Planet
We are adopting measures to reduce our water and environmental footprint, ensuring adequate resource management and betting on ecological balance.
Affordable and clean energy
Energy and emissions
We are committed to generate actions to reduce our environmental footprint, using energy resources efficiently and prioritizing the use of fuels with less environmental impact.
In 2018, at Grupo Herdez we inaugurated the Cogeneration Project at the El Duque Industrial Complex in San Luis Potosí, where one of the Company’s most important industrial complexes is located, with which we generate electrical and thermal energy and comply with the SDG 7 (Affordable and non-polluting energy), as well as SDG 13 (Climate action), by prioritizing the use of fuels with less environmental impact and the consumption of electricity from cleaner sources. In 2021, energy consumption from clean sources was 69.2%.
– Renewable energy (Wind): 41.5
– Clean Energy (Cogeneration): 27.7%
Clean Water and Sanitation
Water Performance
Water is a fundamental and highly consumed resource in our production processes. For this reason, year after year we worry about conserving and reducing the consumption of this important resource.
In 2021 we had a decrease in water consumption referred to absolute m3 of 4.4%. The improvement initiatives to save resources implemented in our different locations continued.
The total volume of water discharges increased 6.4% in absolute m3 due to the increase in the number of equipment and facilities washes that were implemented for health and hygiene issues caused by the pandemic.
Comparing the discharges per ton produced, there is no increase, since for both years there is an indicator of 0.75 m3 per ton produced.
Responsible Production and Consumption
For a More Lively World
For a more lively world is a movement supported by the Herdez brand, which integrates actions, advice and initiatives that promote responsible consumption habits for the conservation of the planet.
Through this platform, we have carried out various initiatives that have not only helped us grow in brand loyalty and increase net sales in the first half of 2018, but have also allowed us to contribute to improving environmental conditions, through of promoting the culture of recycling and reusing cans, as well as raising awareness about marine ecosystems through beach cleaning throughout 2021.
The initiatives promoted by Grupo Herdez, through the Herdez brand, focus on:
- Let’s light up homes
- Beach cleaning
- recycling machines
+ than 3 communities in the southeast of the country benefited
+ 100 inhabitants have 12 clean energy systems
3,238 kg of garbage collected in 405 km² of beach during 2020
1.2 million cans collected
Recycling
In 2021 we consume 3 categories of materials: agricultural raw materials, non-perishable raw materials and packaging material (non-renewable and renewable). 87.7% of raw material suppliers are national.
13.7% of the total material purchased is recycled: corrugated cardboard in boxes, boxes and trays.
This year we generated 31.6% more hazardous and non-hazardous waste compared to last year due to the increase in production and greater control in health and hygiene conditions motivated by the pandemic, in addition to the generation and handling of larger volumes of equipment. obsolete, to compensate for this increase it was possible to increase the recycling of generated waste to 86.6%.
Climate Action
Agriculture Sustainability Program
To guarantee the quality and safety of all the products we sell, collaboration with our suppliers throughout our value chain is key. Their experience, combined with our best practices, guarantee our consumers unique products on the market and of the highest quality.
Environmental Management
Without natural resources, Grupo Herdez could not exist. Therefore, it is crucial to work under a sustainability system that enables us to anticipate and manage the impacts derived from environmental changes to guarantee sustained growth in our operations.
Each of our business units has change agents that, jointly with other departments of the company and our stakeholders, design strategies, directives, and policies focused on generating actions that favor environmental care and protection; this way, we promote a culture of respect, care, and synergy that allows us to overcome the climate, social, and political change that we face on a yearly basis.
Our plants submit to internal and external audits under the terms of reference of the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (Produraduría Federal de Protección Ambiental (PROFEPA)); with this, we have been able to obtain and ratify the Clean Industry Certification (Certificación de Industria Limpia) in six of our plants. Also, our qualified personnel is in charge of the execution and report of the actions and performance indicators of their city.